If you’re searching for yoga online, you’d probably like to see some poses. That sounds fair to us. In the following article, you’ll find some of the most basic yoga postures. These postures can be done on their own or as part of a vinyasasequences of postures that include “Sun Salutation,” “Triangle/Warrior II,” and “Great Salutation.”The Cobra (Bhujangasana): Strengthens your back and arms while stretching your spine. Lie on your stomach with your legs together and keep your arms at your side. Start by raising your chest and head as high as they will go while keeping your arms at your side. Repeat several times. Then, raise yourself up on your arms and stretch as high up as possible while keeping your pelvis on the ground. Hold the position for several breaths before coming back down.Dog and Cat: Improves spine flexibility. Start on hands and knees and tilt your tailbone and pelvis upwards while inhaling. This the dog pose. While exhaling, tilt the pelvis back down and pull your chest and stomach in. This is the cat pose.Downward Facing Dog (Adho Mukha Svanasana): Rests heart while improving strength. Start on hands and knees. Roll your elbows so that the inner elbow faces forward. Curl your toes under while inhaling, then exhale and straighten your legs while pushing upward with your arms. Elongate your spine while keeping your legs straight and your knees flat. Hold the position for several breaths, then come down and exhale. Repeat this pose several times.Sit/Easy Position (Sukhasana): Focuses awareness on breathing while strengthening lower back, groin, and hips. Sit with your legs crossed, take 5-10 deep breaths, and raise your arms over your head while inhaling. Lower your arms while exhaling. Do this pose 5-7 times.Mountain (Tadasana): Focused on posture and balance. Stand with your feet together and your hands at your sides. Raise your toes and fan them apart, then set them back down. Concentrate on your feet touching the ground. Raise your chest up and out and lengthen your neck while stretching your pinky fingers, and then index fingers, downwards. Inhale and imagine the breath rising from the floor up through your body, then reverse it by exhaling. Raise your arms over your head and hold for several breaths before lowering them while exhaling.Warrior II (Virabhadrasana II): Balance, concentration, and leg and arm strengthening. Start in mountain pose and spread your feet 4-5 feet apart. Turn your right foot 45 degrees to the left and your left foot 90 degrees to the left. Bend your left knee so that the thigh is parallel to the floor, but don’t let the knee go past your ankle. Raise your arms over your head and then lower them until your left arm points ahead and your right arm points back. Take several deep breaths before lowering your arms, coming back to mountain pose, and repeating on the opposite side.Forward Bend/Extension (Uttanasana II): Stretches spine and legs while resting heart and neck. Starting in the Mountain pose, raise your arms above your head while inhaling, then bend at the hips, exhale, and bring your arms forward and down to touch the floor. Repeat this pose 3 to 5 times, holding for 5-10 breaths on the last repetition.Triangle (Trikonasana): Leads to greater spine flexibility and balance. Spread feet 3-4 feet apart, then turn your left foot 90 degrees to the left and your right foot 45 degrees inward. Raise both arms to your sides, parallel with the floor, while inhaling. Exhale and turn to look down your left arm. Stretch to the left, tilting your left hip down and right hip up. Then, pivot your armsyour left hand should touch your calf, while your right arm will point up. Inhale and rise back up before lowering your arms and pivoting to the front. Repeat this posture for the other side.

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